Federal & State Powers Vocabulary

powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• enumerated powers

• federalism

the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution, also known as enumerated powers

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• enumerated powers

• reserved powers

the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution, also known as delegated powers

• delegated powers

• enumerated powers

• federalism

• reserved powers

the national level of government; the government of the United States

• federal government

• state government

• Tenth Amendment

• concurrent powers

a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local governments

• federalism

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• supremacy clause

the government of a municipality (city) or county

• state government

• federal government

• local government

the government of an individual state

• federal government

• local government

• state government

the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws

• enumerated powers

• Supremacy Clause

• Tenth Amendment

• federalism

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

• Tenth Amendment

• 7th amendment

• 6th amendment

• 9th amendment